Chapter 92: News from Miao Jiang
On the day of the wedding, the four princes carried Princess Huairou into the palace overnight, and the brother and sister knelt in front of the door of the Heart Cultivation Hall for three full hours.
When Concubine Lian learned about it, she hurried to take off the hairpin and treat the sin.
When the queen mother in Yikun Palace heard the news, she was patiently pruning a newly acquired Emei Chunhui.
There was mockery in his eyes.
"Heh, let her kneel, and the palace will not mix."
Xie Yunyan is her most beloved nephew, and everyone in the world knows it.
Now that it is so unseemly, it is her concubine and the emperor's face that she has lost.
This time, the emperor is afraid that he will be really angry.
After all, Xie Yunyan was able to achieve the position of an important cabinet minister, but it was not her aunt who relied on her.
Whether she went to ask Concubine Sin Lotus or intercede for Princess Huairou, it would affect the emperor's attitude.
It's better to wait and see how the emperor punishes Concubine Lian.
"Go, take out the newly offered ice silk brocade and send it to the Guogong Mansion, and then pick out some valuable jewelry."
The palace maid was ordered to retreat.
Of course, the emperor was angry, not only him, but even the fourth prince was faintly suppressing a sense of anger that was about to kill.
Huairou's move offended a group of courtiers who were good friends with Xie Yunyan, not to mention, Taifu and Shoufu, two prestigious ministers, and even a few first-class Shangshu were also on the spot.
They see more than Huairou's impulsive side, they will think that it is the pampering and arrogant instigation of Huairou, it is he, the fourth brother, who gave the princess the confidence to make a big fuss about Xie Yunyan's wedding regardless of her reserve.
Now, he doesn't care about Huairou's life or death.
even hoped that his father would give death to Huairou overnight.
It's just that he wants to take the heir, and he still has to maintain a benevolent skin in front of others.
There was a scene of kneeling at night to nourish the heart.
After Concubine Lian arrived, after slapping Huairou twice in front of everyone, she glared at Princess Huairou with fierce eyes and warned her from between her teeth not to make a sound.
Then he wept bitterly and pleaded guilty to the emperor.
Concubine Lian is the concubine in the end, and she knows how to break through the emperor's weaknesses.
Starting from how he gave birth to the four princes in nine deaths back then, every bit of more than 20 years of more than 20 years was presented, and the emperor's heart was shaken.
On the spot, Princess Huairou was grounded for three months, and she could not appear until the Mid-Autumn Festival Palace Banquet.
Concubine Lian's goddaughter is okay, and they are grounded together.
As for the four princes -
It is the duty to prevent Princess Huairou from doing further sins in time.
No penalty, no reward.
This result made Concubine Lian breathe a sigh of relief, no matter what happened to her mother and daughter, it was fortunate that the four princes were not implicated.
The next day, the emperor decreed that Ning Zhao should be appointed as the secretary of Honglu Temple.
The official position is not small, but the power is not great.
For the sake of Ning Yu, Ning Zhao should get off this errand.
The first order of the new official was to ask him to receive the Miao Jiang envoy who came to Kyoto seven days later.
The family inadvertently mentioned this matter during the meal, and Ning Shu thought that she had misheard.
"Big brother, you said Miao Jiang envoy? But the Miao Jiang I know? β
The Miao Jiang is a small tribe with a small area and is not subject to the jurisdiction of any surrounding country.
The supreme ruler is the master and the witch king, but the trivial matters on weekdays are presided over by several elders.
Where did the messenger come from?
Ning Zhao nodded, "It should be that Miao Jiang, I will only take office the day after tomorrow, and I don't know much about the specific matters." β
He Yuanshou had not yet returned, and he said silently: "Miao Jiang people are good at witchcraft, so Zhao'er should be on guard at that time." β
Ning Shu glanced at her grandfather and said with a smile, "Grandfather knows something about Miao Jiang Witch Gu?" β
"I once met a patient who was in the middle of a Gu." He Yuanshou's voice sank, that treatment was a big stain on his life, and he never wanted to mention it in front of others.
"In short, that thing is very evil, don't touch it."
A hint of deep meaning flashed in Ning Shu's eyes.
Long Shan, who was standing in the corner, also pressed his eyes, and his emotions were indisputable.
Xie Yunyan patted Ning Shu's hand under the table, bent a pair of peach blossom eyes, and said to He Yuanshou modestly: "The younger son-in-law has heard of his grandfather's name for a long time, I wonder if I can have this honor to ask my grandfather to help my younger son-in-law look at the old wounds?" β
"Oh? Have you ever been injured? The topic was led to his own strengths, and He Yuan was interested when he first boarded.
"If it's someone else, the old man doesn't have that idle time. But you are Shu'er's husband, so I will give you a discount on the consultation fee, come on, let the old man show you. β
While still at the table, the head of He Yuan pulled Xie Yunyan's arm and mentioned the consultation fee, which made everyone cry and laugh.
Ning Zhengjie's embarrassment when he saw his father-in-law was also coaxed away by this farce.
A perfect homecoming banquet ended in the burst of laughter after Xie Yunyan paid a lot of money for a minor fur injury.
Back at the Guogong Mansion, Ning Shu was depressed, and her whole mind was pulled by the envoy of Miaojiang.
Xie Yunyan took a deep look at her worried face, "Madame has a grudge against Miao Jiang?" β
Ning Shu came back to her senses, poured a cup of tea and sipped it, and was hesitating whether to tell the truth to Xie Yunyan, Long Shan lowered her eyes and said, "Lord Hui, it's a slave." β
"Oh?" Xie Yunyan raised his eyebrows, he had already seen that Long Shan's appearance was very different from Qi Guoren's.
Long Shan knelt down without warning, "My lord, in fact, Long Shan is from Miao Jiang, and he had to leave after suffering some hardships in Miao Jiang, not intentionally hiding from his lord, but Long Shan wanted to forget the scars of the past, so he persuaded his wife to keep the slave and maid secret-"
Xie Yunyan glanced at Ning Shu, and saw that she was very calm and sad, and he believed what Long Shan said a little more.
"Actually, I can more or less see the difference between you, but I didn't expect you to be from Miaojiang."
Xie Yunyan's sharp gaze stared at Long Shan's face, "The people of the Miao Jiang tribe will not easily allow the people of the tribe to leave their homeland without permission, and you must have suffered a lot if you escaped." But no matter what you've been through, if you don't want to say it, no one can force you to speak. As long as you serve your wife wholeheartedly, then even if the witch king of Miao Jiang comes, you won't be able to touch you in the slightest. β
Ning Shu's hand holding the teacup paused, and she looked at him with a hint of incomprehension in her eyes.
Long Shan replied heavily: "Your Excellency, rest assured, the slave and maid have sworn to be a cow and a horse for their wife for the rest of their lives since the moment they followed Madame's side, and they will never betray her." β
"What do you think?" Xie Yunyan's chuckling voice came from his ears, and he looked at Ning Shu with a smile, "Madam thinks this is good?" β
Ning Shu didn't dare to look at him, and his words were full of concern for her safety.
"I believe in Long Shan, I'm just worried-"
Xie Yunyan waved his hand, and Long Shan retreated.
He hugged Ning Shu horizontally, exhaled and gently slapped into her ear piercing, "I said for my husband, even if the witch king comes, no one can touch her at all, Madame doesn't believe me?" β
Ning Shu was very uncomfortable with his sudden hooligan move, and a trace of panic flashed in her eyes, "I believe, believe!" You let me go first! β
"It's not early, I'm waiting for my husband to bathe and change my clothesβ"